You are sending a mixed message. VC
On 13 August 2012 20:39, <[email protected]> wrote: > Comrades, > > The situation is bad at the mines. Amcu is tribal movement whose core is > tribalism,anarchy,violence,intolerance and criminality. They mobilise local > unemployed youth from local communities to conduct their illegal > activities. They believe in the use of force to settle agreements. You > can't argue with them. They use guns and traditional weapons to deal with > opponents. > > A few months ago at Impala,people were killed by the same organisation. > Some people had their car burnt by these thugs. I agree that the SANDF must > be deployed in the area to deal with these thugs. > > The emergence of AMCU was as a result of the gap left by NUM. NUM in the > mines in Rustenburg lacks leadership. The local leaders of NUM have sold > workers many times and worker felt leaderless. That's why they were easily > recruited by AMCU. > > NUM is used by comrades in the mines as a stepping stone to good > positions. Some of them were moved from being mere Underground Assistants > to Safety Officers within a short space of time. And once they occupy those > positions,their views become diluted. Num must seriously look at > capacitating local leaders in the Rustenburg Mines. The workers are > leaderless as it stands. > > > > Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device > ------------------------------ > *From: * [email protected] > *Sender: * [email protected] > *Date: *Mon, 13 Aug 2012 18:27:39 +0000 > *To: *<[email protected]> > *ReplyTo: * [email protected] > *Subject: *Re: [YCLSA Discussion] NUM - calls for a Special Task Force in > the platinum mines > > There's a clear difference between rivalry fight for membership which must > at all material times respect a constitutional right of association and > criminality,persistent claim by police that they investigate perpetrators > defeats right of justice of innocent victims,why don't they arrest AMCU > criminals. > > Boingotlo > Sent via my BlackBerry from Vodacom - let your email find you! > ------------------------------ > *From: * VC <[email protected]> > *Sender: * [email protected] > *Date: *Mon, 13 Aug 2012 20:03:11 +0200 > *To: *<[email protected]> > *ReplyTo: * [email protected] > *Subject: *[YCLSA Discussion] NUM - calls for a Special Task Force in the > platinum mines > > > [image: NUM] > > *NUM Media Release, 13 August 2012* > > > *NUM calls for a Special Task Force in the platinum mines* > ** ** > ** ** > The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) condemns in the strongest > possible words the continuous killings of innocent poor mineworkers in > Rustenburg. > ** ** > The NUM is alarmed that the situation in the platinum mines and its > escalating violence has been allowed to continue unabated by the law > enforcement agencies in that area in North West Province. > ** ** > Six people which includes two members of the South African Police > Services, two miners and two members of the mine security team have died in > the senseless violence ravaging Lonmin. One of the two workers was stabbed > whilst inside the mine premises last night whilst the other was shot five > times this morning. The two members of the mine security were shot at > whilst one of their cars was burnt down.**** > **** > “We call for the deployment of a special task force or the SANDF to deal > decisively with the criminal elements in Rustenburg and its surrounding > mines” says Frans Baleni, the NUM General Secretary. > ** ** > Meanwhile, some police officers have reportedly been disarmed of their > service rifles and a huge group of these criminals has been seen gathering > at the mountain top near Karee mine for a possible attack tonight. > ** ** > “We appeal for the deployment of the Special Task Force as a matter of > urgency before things run out of hand. For months on end we have argued > that the situation in Rustenburg requires special intervention and we > seeing no difference” says Baleni. > ** ** > The NUM maintains that there have not been any clashes between its members > and members of a rival union. “Our members have been attacked and that > cannot be said to be clashes or rivalry, it is pure criminality” says > Baleni. Meanwhile, there has not been any work at Karee mine today.**** > > ** ** > *Frans Baleni, NUM General Secretary, 082 375 6443 > Lesiba Seshoka, NUM National Spokesman, 082 803 6719 > > > Lesiba Seshoka (Spokesman) > National Union of Mineworkers > 7 Rissik Street > Cnr Frederick > Johannesburg > > Tel: 011 377 2047 > Cell: 082 803 6719 > Web: www.num.org.za***** > ** ** > ** ** > > -- > You are subscribed. 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